hear me out. i personally always find the timing of “you guys need to travel outside Rwanda…” a bit off. it often gets said when local people are making genuine critiques of the system, and it feels classist too.
Day 1,692 of women being denied access to education in #Afghanistan
You are not invisible. Your voices matter and so does your role in society.
#LetAfghanGirlsLearn 🇦🇫
Uni students, those sessions they keep asking you to attend, the opportunities they encourage you to apply for, and the programs they push you to join; go for all of them. You’ll thank yourself later..
A list of African books where women saved themselves (and others)
The Parlor Wife, by Folusho Agbaje
So Long a Letter, by Mariama Ba
The Girl with the Louding Voice, by Abi Dare
The First Woman by Jennifer Makumbi
Efuru, by Flora Nwapa
Death of The Author, by Nnedi Okorafor
The most underrated act of kindness is simply letting people be. Let them mispronounce a word, talk too much about a show they love, or get excited about something you don't quite understand. Everyone has something that lights them up, let them shine, even if it's not your thing.
art has always fascinated me. not just paintings in galleries, but music, poetry, literature, and even the human body. all of it feels like different ways humans express something deeper than words.